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" I learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show. "

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" People say to me, 'You're so lucky. You get to see the world.' But I don't. I go to the hotel and to the pools and back again. That's it. "

" My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety. "

" I haven't swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool. "

" My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.' "

" So, you know, if, if I wanted to get up and just play golf one day, I would just get up and play golf. If I wanted to go to Vegas, I would just get up and go to Vegas. "

" If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do. "

" I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven't done anything crazy. "

" I eat pretty much whatever I want. I don't have a strict diet. It's all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can. "

" Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz. "

" I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go... anywhere. "

" I believe in God; I'm not saying I'm highly religious. "

" Growing up in high school, I wasn't hanging out with friends every day or on the weekends. Doing normal high school kid things was something I was willing to give up. "

" I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day. "

" I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time. "

" I've never lifted a single weight in my life. "

" For so long, I looked at myself as literally a kid who was talented who would go up and down the pool. That's it. Nothing else. Very few people knew who I really was. "

" I'm a Dunkin' Donuts kind of guy. I also like Cadbury's. "

" I want to continue the sport of swimming. I'm not going to give up until I think it's reached where I want it to go. "

" Any Olympic sport is great to watch. "

" Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.' "

" You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get. "

" Once I retire, I'm retiring. I'm done. "

" I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now. "

" Even in high school, I'd tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn't too happy. She'd say, 'Think about this.' And I'd always end up getting back in the pool. "

" Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name. "

" I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along. "

" And, you know, being able to wear the stars and stripes, when you step up on one of the blocks or, you know, when you step off of an airplane or when you hear the national anthem play, you know, it's one of the greatest feelings in the world because you know that there are people at home who are supporting you and watching you. "

" I'm so sick of the water. "

" Once I'm already in my room, I still have to open a door to get into my bed. It's like a giant box. It's like the boy in a bubble. "

" It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening. "